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Unfortunately, Hal wants less payroll, so you can't ask for something that is not available because of being short on funds. You will see the same team but a year older. The bench will change a little and Soriano will be gone....avoiding injury will be key and pray Buck's Birds don't go 16-2 in extra innings and 29-9 in 1 run games.....look for the O's to backslide a little.

Holy fk. Some of you really need to lay off the baseball video games. I'm Lol'ing at some of these "trade proposals".

Cano and A-Rod for Stanton? LMAO!!!!

Grandy to the Padres for 3 of there potential future stars?? hahaha if that trade makes the Padres offense so much better, than why not keep him on the Yanks? Our offense is better, and in Petco, Grandy's numbers would die.

Guys, I understand some of you are pissed at the postseason performance, as am I, but damn at least think your proposals through a bit. No team is out there to help the Yankees. Some of you are so desperate to make trades/signing just for the sake of making them when it really doesn't change this team as much. It won't change that much. And some of these players that are being proposed, are players that if they stink in NY, those same posters here on PSD would ***** about how this player sucks, and wtf is Cashman thinking, and trade him for the entire Rays farm blah blah. Expect a new RF'er, bench, and maybe a bullpen arm or two. Expecting anything other than that might be a push.

They are ranked 8th, 12th, and 22nd in the Pads system. Maybe "stars" was the wrong word to use, but they could definitely be solid contributors. There, does that work better for you Mr. Dick bag?

You seem to have been around these forums long enough, so you know why I responded the way I did. Some of these proposal are just a giant headache. Why the fk would the Padres trade 3 prospects for an all-or-nothing hitter, when chances are his power numbers would die at Petco. Then what are you left with? A 20 homer (maybe) 200 strikeout a year average outfielder. Not to mention a declining A-Rod with a disgusting contract and a second basemen who is commanding a huge contract for one of the best OF'ers in the game??

Oh but yes, ignore those posts and respond to this one.

I understand where you're coming from. The thing is our season basically just ended. The off-season hasn't officially begun yet. People are pissed at A-Rod, Cano, etc.. and will make some questionable proposals. Some of the proposals are, of course, insane. By the way, there is more to power than just HR's. I think Granderson can do better in a more spacious park, where the pressure is non-existent. There is a demand for ball players that can provide power and patience. The entire point of a farm system is to eventually help out the ML squad. The Padres have built a decent enough system that they can use some of their middling prospects and ship them of for ML-level players.

They paid Jones 2M, Ibanez 1.1M and Chavez 0.9M last year (combined 4M for 3 players). No way they're going to pay 8-9M for Torii Hunter to be a bench player. Plus, Hunter is old and they want to get younger, so he doesn't make much sense from that perspective either.

Stay far away from Edwin Jackson. Career 70-71, 4.40 ERA and he somehow managed to post a losing record starting for a team that won 98 games this year. On top of that, he's been pretty lousy in his post-season appearances.

Youkilis at 3B isn't a good idea either. 3B is a position that wears a guy down and Youk has pretty much already reached that point.

They paid Jones 2M, Ibanez 1.1M and Chavez 0.9M last year (combined 4M for 3 players). No way they're going to pay 8-9M for Torii Hunter to be a bench player. Plus, Hunter is old and they want to get younger, so he doesn't make much sense from that perspective either.

Stay far away from Edwin Jackson. Career 70-71, 4.40 ERA and he somehow managed to post a losing record starting for a team that won 98 games this year. On top of that, he's been pretty lousy in his post-season appearances.

Youkilis at 3B isn't a good idea either. 3B is a position that wears a guy down and Youk has pretty much already reached that point.

Agreed. Although if Youkalis wasn't too expensive he could kind of fit in also as a back up 1B, so you wouldn't need Swisher, Chavez or Jones and can focus on younger outfielders. Don't know how he'd look without the beard though.

The Yankees have reached a one year - four million dollar agreement with Free Agent Outfielder YEDB90. YEDB90 was out all of last season with a turf toe injury....(?), but looks to put up solid numbers and contribute every day as the Yankees Right Fielder.

When asked about the signing, YED had the following to say: "Well, it's been a dream of mine to come play here. It's a place with rich tradition and I look forward to doing whatever the team needs me to do in order to help win a championship."

With the signing, it is unlikely that the Yankees will pursue Free Agent Nick Swisher.